Dhoni joined the elite club of 300 or more dismissals by a stumper during the first ODI against New Zealand at McLean Park stadium here today. He now has 221 catches and 79 stumpings in the 50-over format.

Dhoni, who made his ODI debut in 2004 against Bangladesh, claimed his 300th victim behind the stumps in 239th match. His first dismissal came in the second match, against Bangladesh when he caught Nafees Iqbal off Ajit Agarkar on December 26, 2004.